The current average is less than four weeks, though it takes much longer for a first consultation with certain specialists.
Conde S. Januário Hospital
The new protocols have been issued as the city grapples with a major wave of flu-like illnesses and come in the wake of amended mask guidelines.
Latest fatalities involved two women, aged 36 and 86; neither had been vaccinated and both had underlying medical conditions.
City also records two new cases related to this week’s cabbie cluster: one dined in Tong Kei, another in Sang Kei Seafood Restaurant. Health authorities say new cases’ risks of community transmission remain low.
Patients’ itineraries too widespread to report in future, says health chief; quarantine period could be shortened; fourth vaccine dose on the horizon.
Close contacts of infected staff at Conde S. Januário Hospital all proved negative after follow-up testing; no patients affected.
